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Jennifer Aniston hits the blue carpet at the UK premiere of her latest movie, Horrible Bosses, held at the BFI Southbank on Wednesday (July 20) in London, England.
The 42-year-old actress, wearing a Valentino dress, was joined by co-stars Jason Bateman, Jason Sudeikis, and Charlie Day!
Earlier in the day, Jennifer, her co-stars, and Horrible Bosses director Seth Gordon stepped out for a photo call at The Dorchester.
Over the weekend, the film took in $17.5 million at the box office.
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Electronic cigarettes. They're lighting up the market place. Some users believe they are safer. Others say the vapor-producing devices have helped them kick their tobacco habit. But the government wants to know more and is turning to Chicago researchers to find the answers.
A weekday morning brings a steady stream of customers to 21 Century Smoking – an electronic or "e" cigarette store in Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood. Some are regulars stocking up on supplies. Others are newcomers – ready to explore the offerings. Employee Katie Galan — an e-cigarette user herself — rattles off a menu of options. First, choose your nicotine level.
Katie Galan: "Twenty-four is a little higher than your average cigarette, 16 is a little lower."
Then, if you'd like, add a flavor. Next, select the color of your stick – the battery portion that looks like a real cigarette.
Katie Galan: "We can make it look like the cigarette you're smoking now or we can make it funky and blue."
Adam Provenzano started using the device about a year ago.
Adam Provenzano, E-cig user: "I quit for a while and started back up again, smoking about a pack a day. Since I started this, I haven't had a cigarette which is a good thing. I know that we don't know all the facts on what's in it yet, but I do know it's a lot safer than regular cigarettes."
But are they? It's a burning question the U.S. government can't answer. Unlike tobacco products, e-cigarettes aren't regulated by the Food and Drug Administration. In 2009, the FDA warned consumers about potential health risks after analyzing nicotine cartridges from two leading brands. One sample was found to contain diethylene glycol, a toxic chemical used in antifreeze. Several other samples were found to contain carcinogens, including nitrosamines.
21 Century Smoking imports the majority of its liquid nicotine from China and lists the ingredients on the company's web site. As the safety debate drags on, researchers here in Chicago have been charged with a different task.
Robin Mermelstein, UIC health behavior researcher: "We know very little about e cigarettes. They are increasingly popular. So there is a desperate need for us to learn more about why people are using them, what they're getting out of them and what people think about them."
University of Illinois at Chicago health behavior researcher Robin Mermelstein and her team have been awarded a $2.3 million federal grant to investigate how young adults use alternative smoking products.
Robine Mermelstein: "People might use it as a type of a replacement and transition all the way from traditional combustible cigarettes to these non-combustible e cigarettes. But, if people just use them and it prolongs your dependency and makes it harder to quit, we don't know. So we need to do more research on understanding are they a good way to stop smoking, that's a good question."
There's no question many e-cigarette users are happy they've transitioned from conventional cigarettes to vapor. For them, the benefits are clear.
Katie Galan: "I can smell my shampoo again, my car is smoke free. Not only do you get your nicotine, you get to have something between your fingers, you get to pull it to your mouth … that's half the battle."
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Lookator is an augmented reality app to help locate the source of the Wi-Fi signal. When in an area with a lot of different Wi-Fi sources, knowing which signals are unsecured is the first step in the process. The second step is to find the source because not everyone names their Wi-Fi. Lookator displays the name of the Wi-Fi sources on an overlay or layer to the Android. The screen shows what the rear camera sees. Each of the Wi-Fi locations are displayed on the actual building vs. just seeing a name and the strength of the signal. Take a look here to see what that looks like.
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Vogue 2787: Original 1948 Design: A-line dress, loose-fitting through bust and hip, semi-fitted at waist, mid-calf length, has shaped bodice front and drop shoulder, forming cap sleeve. Option of button and thread loop or zipper closing at back neck and snap or zipper closing at side.
I love just about every vintage pattern from the 1940s that I come across. This dress looks a bit like a sack on the hanger, but it works on the body!
I purchased pattern back when the pattern first came out in 2004. Jo-Anns had a sale on Vogue patterns, but not my usual size 12. I got it anyway, thinking I could exchange it at some point. Well, every time I looked it was never in stock, so I have been avoiding the pattern for years because I assumed it was going to need some alteration. However, it turns out it was a good thing I purchased the smaller size – the huge amount of ease built into this pattern allowed me to use a straight size 10. According to the Vogue charts, a size 10 has a bust of 32.5" and a waist of 25". The finished measurements for that same size 10 is a bust of 39" and a waist of 29". Looking at the pattern artwork, this dress looks as though it is very fitted, but 4" ease in a fitted waist is just ridiculous. This is the first Vogue pattern I have come across with this issue – it is something I expect from Simplicity and Butterick.
I added 3/4" to the torso length, but that is so standard for me, it no longer seems like an alteration.
This pattern is rated plus difficile, but I do not really agree. The only real persnickety part was lapping one smooth front bodice piece to the gathered piece below on a curve. There are basically five large pieces to contend with plus facings, shoulder pads, etc. That does not, in my opinion, qualify a pattern as difficult. I completed the dress this past weekend after receiving my fabric.com goodies Friday evening – it was an incredibly fast process (another reason I do not agree with the plus difficile rating).
Another reason I did not make this dress sooner was the difficulty I had deciding on a fabric choice. I knew that I wanted to use rayon, but could not find a print that I liked. I finally found a rayon challis on sale at fabric.com a couple of weeks ago. I was worried that the challis print design might go horribly wrong with the curved seam at the center front, but the cutting layout worked incredibly well with the pattern repeats, so I guess it was meant to be.
I love the shoulder pad pattern pieces included with this pattern. They make a lovely addition to kimono and raglan vintage pieces and I will probably pull them out for other projects. The fabric covering has three darts or tucks that are sewn to pull in one side of the circle, creating a molded shape to the pad.
The pattern gives you the choice of a side opening zipper or snap placket. Because I like the waist to be fitted, and I do not wear long-line bras, I find that the snap closure wants to open with natural movement during the day. So, I used an invisible zipper for my side seam – because this was a quick weekend project, I needed to pull from my zipper stash. Thankfully, I had a 16-18" vintage invisible zipper in bright blue that worked well with my print. The packaging is thrilled to announce a new "100% polyester knitted tape" and a "finer, more flexible coil." Now, I prefer the cotton tape that was used on the vintage metal zippers because they drape so much nicer, but I guess the poly coils could be considered more flexible than the metal ones. And having caught some skin in one of those vintage metal zippers before, I do appreciate that we now have the option.
The pattern calls for six buttons (if you choose buttons for the neck opening). I only had four small button forms in my stash, so I made them work. And I used self-fabric bias tubes sewn into the facing instead of the suggested thread loops.
I would recommend the pattern to others with a love of vintage fashion who have some sewing experience (do not let the plus difficile classification scare you away).
I think that the 1940s are quickly becoming my new favorite era. This dress took only 2.25 yards of 60" fabric – wartime rationing at its finest. It is interesting that the date on this pattern is post "New Look," but it clearly ignores the new silhouette Dior had just introduced to the fashion world. This proves that it does not take masses of cloth to make a lovely vintage frock!
Material Notes
Rayon challis; Hug Snug rayon seam binding; cotton quilting batting; Dritz button forms
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Apr 9, 2011, 08.11 AMby loulourosa
I also have this pattern in my cupboard for some years now, and nice fabric to make it, but I'm affraid to start it. As I see your dress now, and seeing it turned out so well, gives me the courage to start with this dress too!
Apr 7, 2011, 07.13 AMby ronnielee
I have the same pattern, I started making the dress over 6 months ago and stopped because the fabric I used just was too heavy to accommodate the gathered front, and it bunched up to much. (Trial and error sometimes) this one beat me. Glad to see yours was a success, the fabric you have used is stunning. Great job……
Apr 7, 2011, 05.59 AMby lauriana
Great dress. I love the shape. I have that same pattern, and I haven't made it yet. I bought it at a time when I was drafting most of my own patterns but didn't feel I understood its draperies yet. I love the look on the illustration but the describtion of the fit and my earlier fitting troubles with Vogue patterns (and Simplicity and Butterick) have put me off making it. Your suggestion about going down a size is helpful and seeing just how glamorous this dress is, makes me want to sew to it for this summer. If I can find a good fabric for it…
Apr 7, 2011, 04.58 AMby camelia-crinoline
I love it. The fabric is so perfect. I might have to get this pattern.
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Chicken - 1 lb
Tomato-3 medium
( finely minced or make a puree)
Shallots crushed or finely minced- 1/2 cup
Ginger garlic paste- 1 tsp
Chilly garlic sauce- 1 1/2 tsp (I used Lee Kum Kee brand)
(If you like more spicy use Tuong ot toi Vietnam)
Tomato paste- 1 tsp
Soya sauce- 1 tsp
pepper powder-1/3 tsp
Turmeric powder- a pinch
Ground cinnamon and cloves- 1/3 tsp
Chopped coriander leaves
Chopped spring onions for garnish
Clean and cut chicken into small bite sized pieces. Marinate with a pinch of salt, 1/3 tsp of pepper and a pinch of turmeric powder for about 15 minutes.(If you are using home made paste mix,make a paste with ground chiles, garlic,salt and vinegar. Mix with the chicken and allow to marinate).
Heat oil in a pan and add crushed shallots and saute for till golden brown. Add ginger garlic paste and after a minute add the finely chopped tomatoes. Stir and allow the tomatoes to cook and get dry.
Next add the marinated chicken and fry for about a minute. Cover and cook for another 3-4 minutes.It will cook in its own water. Add chilly garlic paste,tomato paste and soya sauce and allow the gravy to reduce to the consistency you like. Finely add ground cinnamon and clove and chopped coriander leaves and mix.Garnish with spring onions.
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It took a man assigned to guard President Reagan to come to the rescue of a Dead Kennedy.
Actually, a Dead Kennedys' bass guitar. As in punk band from the 1980s and bass player Klaus Flouride.
Apparently, Flouride's 41-year-old Lake Placid Blue Fender Jazz Bass vanished after a March concert this year in Brazil.
Stolen? Maybe. Lost by the airlines? Likely, believes Flouride.
Whatever the reason, Vallejo guitar maker -- or "luthier" -- Tony Schroom is creating a replica of Flouride's coveted bass with the noted Dead Kennedy showing up to see the work-in-progress last week.
Both Schroom and Flouride are ecstatic that mutual friend Dot Hoadley connected the two after she inspired a once-downtrodden Schroom to attend a certified guitar-making school in Southern California last year.
"I'm humbled," said a grateful Flouride. "I've never had a tailor-made guitar."
These days, Flouride figured the guitar is more recognizable to fans than he is.
"It's sort of iconic," he said. "I change looks over the years. If someone saw a picture of me on the web page and it's not a 'Kennedys' page and they hadn't seen me since the '80s, they might not recognize me. But they'd recognize the bass, for sure."
Only Schroom and perhaps Hoadley could be as thrilled about the pending new-but-looking-vintage bass as Flouride.
"I'm stoked to do it. It (the bass) is iconic," Schroom said, happy about the pending credit for his new Shroom Custom Guitar Works.
As luck -- or coincidence, irony or alignment of the planets -- would have it, Schroom was a huge Dead Kennedys fan working as an elite Marine stationed in Washington, D.C. in 1983 when the DK's played at a community center near by.
Though Schroom said he "doesn't like to fight," he was, he said, "trained to kill by the FBI."
So when a trouble-maker picked on a petite female Dead Kennedy fan, Schroom came to her side and flattened the bad guy. The band noticed.
"Jello Biafra runs up on stage, gets behind the microphone and says, 'He goes back stage!'" to Schroom.
"So I go backstage with my Marine buddy and we hung out with the Dead Kennedys," said Schroom.
Fast forward decades later. Hoadley's known Schroom for years, watching him zombie through an ugly divorce and having no answers for his future.
"He didn't know which way to put his energy," Hoadley said, calling her mild-mannered friend "a heart on two legs."
"I just decided to do this tough love thing with him," Hoadley said. "I sat down with him and talked about what he would like to do and he couldn't stop talking about guitars for three hours."
Hoadley's father worked for the Veterans Administration and found G.I. Bill funding was there for those who fit the requirements. And Schroom did.
"Everything fell into place," Hoadley said. "All of a sudden, things started happening."
Hoadley said that matching Flouride and Schroom was "a paying it forward type stuff,"
"They're great people, both of them," Hoadley said.
Schroom has been on a natural high since Hoadley presented the job of replicating the missing bass. Here's a guy who wore black leather, studded belts and black boots while on liberty from the Marines.
Odd for the presidential security, sure. But that's who Schroom was, he said. And he wasn't alone.
"Three of us were really into punk rock," Schroom said. "This was a highly elite unit of straight-edge punks with the highest security clearance for military."
After the intense training at the guitar school 14 hours a day, six days a week, Schroom believes he's ready to recreate Flouride's trusty blue bass.
Schroom was going to surprise Flouride with the replacement of the bass made of maple, rosewood
and alder.
"But instruments are so personal," Schroom said. "So I called him and said I'd really like to get some input."
Flouride, an Albany resident, may not have his noted Fender back, but he gets one that looks -- and, hopefully plays -- like the original.
"I'm just a little overwhelmed by this whole project," he said, recalling one other time his bass went AWOL -- but was retured.
"The bass was sent to Ethiopia when I was going to Milan," said Flouride. "But I got it back a day after a gig, so I borrowed someone else's."
While the missing instrument does have a long history with Flouride, the musician said he was never to the point of leaping off the Bay Bridge, new one or old one. A 19-year-old daughter helps keep everything in perspective.
"I'd like to get the bass back, but (more importantly) my kid's healthy," Flouride said.
Still, the instrument he bought for $200 -- getting the seller to reduce the $250 asking price -- is probably worth about $18,000 today.
Don't expect to see it on a "Pawn Stars" episode.
"That's not going to happen," Flouride said. "The guys on Pawn Stars would recognize something like that and call the cops."
The San Francisco based Dead Kennedys toured from 1978-'86, reuniting sans Biafra in 2001. It's said the band never intended to insult the Kennedy family, only to "bring attention to the end of the American Dream," according to Biafra.


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Cherise Elison Alvey, 54, of Firth, passed away Tuesday, December 24, 2013 at her home surrounded by her family. She had been in the care of Avalon Hospice, and her mother after battling cancer for the third time in 13 years.
She was born in Pocatello, Idaho on June 8, 1959 to Gary Croft Elison and Sharon Bullock. She would become the oldest of ten children.
She was raised and attended school in Moreland. She graduated from Snake River High School in 1977, attended BYU for three years and then in July 1980 served an 18-month mission for her church in the Argentina Buenos Aires South Mission. She returned home in December 1981 and continued her schooling at BYU to finish her bachelors in Elementary Education, graduating in 1982. She taught school in the Firth School District for 30 years. She loved her students and fellow teachers dearly!
Cherise had three step-children whom she helped to raise and loved as her own, and had four children of her own. She had five grandchildren from her step-children, who she adored. They gave her the nick-name "Grandma Rocks!" Her children were the light of her life. She enjoyed spending time with them; going on camping trips and travelling for family vacations.
Cherise was active in The LDS Church and held various positions over the years, ranging from teaching primary to being the ward organist. She had a love for the temple and attended regularly.
She was active in so many things, loved life and lived it fully. She was very athletic and was a great competitor as a young athlete. She later enjoyed coaching and attending her children's sporting events. She was a self-proclaimed work-a-holic and it was a rare occasion if she wasn't working other jobs in addition to teaching. In January 2012, she decided to go back to school for her Masters degree in counseling, and on December 10, 2013 she received her Honorary Masters Degree from Northwest Nazarene University.
She is survived by her parents, Gary and Sharon Elison of Meridian; siblings, Tawnja (Dave) Powers of Dillingham, AK, LeiLani (Paul) Treasure of Middleton, Lance (Wendy) Elison of McCammon, Selena (Troy) Wheatley of Pocatello, Kirsten (Richard) Leavitt of Blackfoot, Devin (Shelby) Elison of Jerome, Dustin Elison of Star, Casey Elison, of Meridian; six children, Stephanie (Jeremy) Bird of Idaho Falls, Paul (BreAnn) Alvey of Rock Springs, WY, Daynon Alvey of Firth, Nateale (Kordell) Koepnick of Heyburn, Kreisha Alvey and Quinn Alvey of Firth; five grandchildren.
She is preceded in death by her grandparents Bernell and Dorothy Elison, Milton and Ruphenia Bullock; her brother, Shawn Elison; and her step-son, Michael Alvey.
Funeral service will be held 1:00 pm Saturday, December 28, 2013 at the Firth Stake Center, (823 N. 675 E.) in Basalt. The family will meet with friends and family on Friday evening from 6-8 pm, and Saturday morning from 11:30-12:40 both at the Stake Center. Internment will be in the Goshen Cemetery. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.nalderfuneralhome.com.


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The symptoms of Crohn's disease often develop gradually. Certain symptoms may also become worse over time.
Although it's possible, it's rare for symptoms to develop suddenly and dramatically.
The earliest symptoms of Crohn's disease can include:
- diarrhea
- abdominal cramps
- blood in your stool
- a fever
- fatigue
- a loss of appetite
- weight loss
- feeling as if your bowels aren't empty after a bowel movement
- feeling a frequent need for bowel movements
It's sometimes possible to mistake these symptoms for the symptoms of another condition, such as food poisoning, an upset stomach, or an allergy. You should see your doctor if these symptoms persist.
The symptoms may become more severe as the disease progresses. These symptoms can include:
- a perianal fistula, which causes pain and drainage near your anus
- ulcers that may occur anywhere from the mouth to the anus
- inflammation of the joints and skin
Early detection and diagnosis can help you avoid severe complications and allow you to begin treatment early.
Learn more about the symptoms of Crohn's disease »
Crohn's disease is a type of inflammatory bowel disease. As many as 700,000 Americans have Crohn's disease.
More research about this disease is necessary. Researchers aren't sure how it begins, who is most likely to develop it, or how to best treat it. Despite major advances in treatment in the last three decades, no cure is available for Crohn's disease.
Crohn's disease most commonly occurs in the small intestine and the colon. The disease can affect any part of your gastrointestinal (GI) tract, from your mouth to your anus. The disease can involve some parts of the GI tract and skip other parts.
What may be mild or irritating for some can be painful and debilitating for others. The symptoms vary and can change over time. In some people, the disease can lead to life-threatening complications.
Develop a broader understanding of Crohn's disease »
A diet plan that works for one person with Crohn's disease may not work for another. This is because the disease can involve different areas of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract in different people. It's important to find out what works best for you. Changes to your diet and lifestyle may help you reduce the recurrence of symptoms and lessen their severity.
If you have Crohn's disease, you should:
Adjust your fiber intake
Some people need a high-fiber, high-protein diet. For others, the presence of extra food residue from high-fiber foods such as fruits and vegetables may aggravate the GI tract. If this is the case, you may need to switch to a low-residue diet.
Learn more about the low-residue diet for Crohn's disease »
Limit your fat intake
Crohn's disease may interfere with your body's ability to break down and absorb fat. This excess fat will pass from your small intestine to your colon. This could lead to diarrhea.
Limit your dairy intake
You may not have lactose intolerance, but your body may respond in a similar way if you have Crohn's disease. Consuming dairy can lead to an upset stomach, abdominal cramps, and diarrhea for some people.
Drink water
Crohn's disease may affect your body's ability to "recycle" water from your digestive tract. This can lead to dehydration. The risk for dehydration is especially high if you're having diarrhea.
Consider alternative sources of vitamins and minerals
Crohn's disease can affect your intestines' ability to absorb nutrients from your food properly. Eating high-nutrient foods may not be enough. Talk to your doctor about the use of multivitamins, and ask them if they're right for you.
Work with your doctor to figure out what best suits your needs. They may refer you to a dietician or nutritionist. Together, you can identify your dietary limitations and create guidelines for a well-balanced diet.
Check out these tips for eating better »
A cure isn't available for Crohn's disease, but it can be manageable. A variety of treatment options may be able to lessen the severity and frequency of your symptoms.
More than four classes of medication are used to treat Crohn's disease. First-line treatments include anti-inflammatory drugs. More advanced options include biologics, which use the body's immune system to treat the disease.
Dietary changes
Food doesn't cause Crohn's disease, but it can trigger disease flares. Once you have a definitive diagnosis, your doctor will likely suggest that you make an appointment with a registered dietitian (RD). An RD will guide you through the process of understanding how food affects your symptoms.
In the beginning, they may ask you to keep a food diary. This food diary will detail what you ate and how it made you feel. Using this information, the RD will set out guidelines for you to follow. These nutrition and dietary changes should help you absorb nutrition from the food you eat while also limiting any side effects the food may cause.
If less invasive treatments and lifestyle changes don't alter or improve your symptoms, surgery may be necessary. During surgery, your doctor will remove damaged portions of your digestive tract and reconnect the healthy sections.
Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis (UC) are two types of inflammatory bowl diseases (IBD). They have many of the same characteristics, and people may mistake them for one another.
The have the following characteristics in common:
- The first signs and symptoms of both Crohn's disease and UC are very similar. These symptoms include diarrhea, abdominal pain and cramping, rectal bleeding, fever, and fatigue.
- Both UC and Crohn's disease occur more commonly in people ages 15 to 35 and people with a family history of either type of IBD.
- UC and Crohn's disease affect men and women equally.
- Despite decades of research, scientists still don't know what causes either disease. In both cases, an overactive immune system is a likely culprit, but other factors may play a role.
Here's how they differ:
- UC only affects the colon. Crohn's disease can affect any part of your gastrointestinal tract, from your mouth to your anus.
- UC only affects the innermost layer of tissue in your colon. Crohn's disease can affect all layers of your intestinal tissue.
UC is just one type of colitis. Several other types of colitis exist. Not all forms of colitis cause intestinal inflammation and damage in the same way as UC.
Learn more about the relationship between Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, and inflammatory bowel disease »
It isn't clear what causes Crohn's disease. However, the following factors may influence whether you get it:
- your immune system
- your genetics
- your environment
Up to 20 percent of people with Crohn's disease also have a parent, child, or sibling with the disease.
Certain things can affect the severity of your symptoms. This includes:
- whether you smoke
- your age
- your stress levels
Learn more about what causes Crohn's disease »
Several types of medications are available to treat Crohn's. First-line treatments include anti-inflammatory drugs. More advanced options include biologics, which use the body's immune system to treat the disease.
Which medicine you need and which treatment your doctor may combine it with depends on your symptoms, your disease history, and the severity of your condition.
Anti-inflammatory drugs
The two main types of anti-inflammatory drugs doctors use to treat Crohn's are oral 5-aminosalicylates and corticosteroids. Anti-inflammatory drugs are often the first drugs people take for Crohn's disease treatment. People taking these drugs usually have mild symptoms with infrequent disease flares.
An overactive immune system causes the inflammation that leads to the symptoms of Crohn's disease. Immunomodulators may reduce the inflammatory response and weaken your immune system's reaction.
Some doctors believe antibiotics may help reduce some of the symptoms of Crohn's and some of the possible triggers for it. For example, antibiotics can reduce drainage and heal fistulas that Crohn's causes. Antibiotics can also kill off any foreign or "bad" bacteria present in your gut that could be contributing to inflammation.
Biologic therapies
If you have severe Crohn's, your doctor may try a number of biologic therapies to treat the inflammation and complications that can occur from the disease. Biologic therapies can stop the growth of specific proteins that may trigger inflammation.
No single test result can allow your doctor to diagnose Crohn's disease. Your doctor will begin by eliminating any other possible causes of your symptoms. Making a Crohn's disease diagnosis is a process of elimination.
Your doctor may use several types of tests to make a diagnosis:
- Blood tests can help your doctor look for certain indicators of potential problems, such as anemia.
- A stool test can help your doctor detect blood in your stool.
- Your doctor may request an endoscopy to get a better image of the inside of your upper gastrointestinal tract.
- Your doctor may perform a colonoscopy to examine the lower half of your bowel.
- Imaging tests like CT scans and MRIs give your doctor more detail than an average X-ray. Both tests allow your doctor to see specific areas of your tissues and organs.
Once your doctor has completed the necessary tests and ruled out other possible reasons for your symptoms, they may decide on a Crohn's disease diagnosis. Your doctor may request these tests several more times to look for diseased tissue and determine how the disease is progressing.
Many people use complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) for various conditions and diseases, including Crohn's disease. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration hasn't approved most of these medicines, but many people use them in addition to mainstream treatments.
Popular alternative treatments for Crohn's disease include the following:
- Probiotics are live bacteria that can help you replace and rebuild the good bacteria in your body. Probiotics may also help prevent microorganisms from upsetting your gut's natural balance and causing a Crohn's flare.
- Prebiotics are beneficial bacteria found in plants, such as asparagus, artichokes, and leeks. These may also help boost the supply of good bacteria in your gut.
- Fish oil is rich in omega-3s, and it has shown some promising results as a possible treatment for people with Crohn's disease.
- Many people believe certain herbs, vitamins, and minerals cure or ease the symptoms of a variety of diseases, including Crohn's disease.
- Acupuncture is an alternative treatment for many conditions. It may help relieve stress, which has been shown to ease flares and the severity of symptoms.
- People believe that the aloe vera plant has anti-inflammatory properties. Because inflammation is one of the key components of Crohn's disease, people often use it as a natural anti-inflammatory. You can find a great selection of aloe vera gels, creams, juices, and more here.
Tell your doctor if you use any CAM treatments. Some of these treatments may negatively impact the efficiency of medicines or other treatments your doctor prescribes for you. In some cases, an interaction could be dangerous, even life-threatening. Tell your doctor about all of the treatments you're taking, even if they're not traditional treatments.
Learn more about the natural treatments available for Crohn's disease »
The Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA) reports the following statistics:
- A total of 1.4 million Americans have some form of inflammatory bowel disease. This total includes 600,000 Americans who have Crohn's disease.
- People who smoke are twice as likely to receive a diagnosis of Crohn's disease.
- If they get treatment, 50 percent of people will have Crohn's disease that goes into remission or creates mild symptoms within five years of their diagnosis.
- About 11 percent of people who have Crohn's will experience a chronically active disease.
The CCFA also reports the following:
- In 2004, 1.1 million doctors' office visits were for the treatment and care of Crohn's disease.
- In 2010, Crohn's disease accounted for 187,000 hospitalizations.
- The average person with Crohn's disease will spend $8,265 annually to treat or manage the disease directly.
Researchers for the text Crohn's Disease report the following:
- The rate of Crohn's disease is 1.1 to 1.8 times higher in women than men.
- The peak of Crohn's disease diagnosis is between 15 and 30. Most people who have a diagnosis of the disease will receive it in early adulthood.
- The second peak of diagnosis is in people who are 60 to 70 years old.
Crohn's disease can disrupt your work and personal life. It can also cause financial stress. If you don't have health insurance and sometimes even if you do, your out-of-pocket expenses can total several thousand dollars per year.
If the disease becomes severe enough that it's affecting your daily life in a significant way, you should consider filing for disability. If you can prove that your condition prevents you from working or has prevented you from working for the last year, you may be eligible to receive disability income. Social Security Disability Insurance or Social Security Income may provide this type of assistance.
Applying for disability can be a long and tedious process. It requires a lot of appointments and checkups with doctors. You may have to pay for multiple doctors' visits if you don't have insurance. You'll need to take time off of work if you're currently employed. You could face a lot of ups and downs as you work through the process. You may also receive a denial and have to begin the whole process again.
You can begin your Social Security application process by doing one of the following:
- Apply online.
- Call the Social Security Administration's toll-free hotline at 800-772-1213 anytime Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- Find and visit your nearest Social Security office.
Five different types of Crohn's disease exist. They include the following:
- Gastroduodenal Crohn's disease affects your stomach and the duodenum, which is the first part of your small intestine. About 5 percent of people with Crohn's disease have this type.
- Jejunoileitis occurs in the second portion of your intestine, called the jejunum. This type affects about 5 percent of people with Crohn's disease.
- Ileitis is inflammation in the last part of the small intestine, or ileum. About 30 percent of people with Crohn's disease have this condition.
- Ileocolitis, which affects the ileum and the colon, is the most common type of Crohn's. Approximately 50 percent of people with Crohn's disease have this type.
- About 20 percent of people with Crohn's disease have Crohn's colitis, which affects the colon only. Both ulcerative colitis and Crohn's colitis impact the colon only, but Crohn's colitis also forms patches of diseased tissue in the colon.
Learn more about the different types of Crohn's disease »
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As a Locum Dentist you'll be benefiting from a supportive practice team, a well-managed appointment book, exceptional development and opportunities to take you as far as you want to go; and that's just to mention a few, so what's not to love?
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Sony has just registered what we look to believe as an important part of tomorrow's PlayStation 2013 announcement.
I keep saying it, I dont think that tomorrow is about the PS4... its about Gaikai...
Just because they registered cloud gaming doesn't mean that is all the meeting will be about tomorrow.They registered a domain for the PS4 as well.Why do people keep on insisting that Sony would do all this just for Gaikai? People already know what Gaikai is.Why would they make such a big deal to show it to us? They could have just told us about Gaikai on the PlayStation Blog and save a whole bunch of money.We already heard that the PS4 will integrate Gaikai so of course they still have to register it.
Awwww yeeeah!
PS. Looking forward to today's Sony nostalgia video as well :)


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As many Chelsea dwellers, West Side Highway & Hudson River Park commuters, taxi drivers, and car wash enthusiasts may have noticed, the distinctive red Chelsea Car Wash sign has disappeared. It was removed from where it was attached to the High Line about a month ago with little fanfare.
In the coming months, the Car Wash-- one of the characteristic staples of the working West Side--will close its garage doors to make way for a new retail location on the corner of West 14th Street and 10th Avenue.
There's currently no tenant booked, but in the next year or so, the Milk Group (as in Milk Studios, next door), aims to find a design, fashion, or other retail tenant for this 40,000-square-foot space directly underneath the High Line. Renderings from their sales office show wrap-around windows in Car Wash-like glass. There's also apparently a subterranean level for more retail.
More design renderings, and facts about the neighborhood-- from the sales brochure--after the jump.
From the sales brochure, DID YOU KNOW:
* 73,150 Cars pass the site daily
* 16,200 People visit the Chelsea Market, next door, every day
* Chelsea Piers attracts over 4 Million visitors annually


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Previously on Bomb Girls, a miracle occurred. In the twentieth century's darkest hour, a beacon of light shone. That beacon was Victory Munitions and it drew women to it like the Star of Bethlehem, to be healed, to be inspired, and to fight for the good of humanity. And from this pool of strong Canadian women, a pantheon of stars emerged, each brighter than the next. There was Gladys, tireless in her defense of her friends, her quest for justice, and her goal of sartorial perfection. There was Lorna, willing to do whatever was necessary to ensure that the next generation of women had it easier than hers. There was Vera, fearless in the face of societal scorn, but never too tough to be vulnerable. There was Kate, who hid a razor sharp will to survive under a camouflage of innocence. And there was Betty, who risked the most, who gave the most, who grinned and swaggered and fought her way into our hearts forever. I say this not as a goodbye, but as an introduction.
The finale opens with Kate and her mother returning to the boarding house after having one of those little facts-of-life chats in which a woman explains to her daughter that she was really alive this whole entire time. They are ambushed by a surprise bachelorette party, which has Betty's maid of honor fingerprints all over it.
And you can just see Kate frantically running through her options, like: fake a seizure? Put a lampshade on her head and quietly back out of the room? But no. There's nothing else for it but to announce that the lady with her is her miraculously alive mother, which presumably, everyone is drunk enough to just go along with, because the scene cuts straight to them playing pass the bouquet. And could we not have a slightly sexier game up in here? At least Carol would have brought some oranges and we could have some awkward neck touching.
Hellbent on blowing her daughter's cover is Mama Rowley, who refuses to go along with the story that SHE MADE UP FOR HER. So what I'm getting from this is that Kate gets the soft exterior thing from her mom and the stop-at-nothing-to-crush-the-souls-of-mine-enemies thing from her dad. Speaking of old Pastor Rowley, it was my dearest hope that the writers had simply forgot about his demise. But this isn't Glee and apparently there is like, a room where they keep all this stuff written down. Kate's mom has shown up to inform Kate that the police haven't forgotten either. The camera lingers on Betty's face, partly as foreshadowing for dummies, and partly, one assumes, just because it is the very best face.
The next day, everyone flocks to the factory to donate blood, which is kind of a perfect metaphorical device for the season finale. Like, THIS is how much everyone is giving now: their precious bodily fluids. Lorna is super mistrustful of this whole business, mostly because it is orchestrated by the daughter-stealing Dr. Patel. He has also threatened to help Bob walk again, which means she will have lost total control of TWO members of her family to the handsome, sensitive doctor (hi, Gabe Grey!).
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Whole Foods Market announced Wednesday it will expand into Lafayette next year with a location in the Ambassador Crossing development.
The store, expected to open in 2014, will be a 36,200-square-foot facility in the development at the northeast corner of Ambassador Caffery Parkway and Settler's Trace Boulevard, Whole Foods Market spokeswoman Kristina Bradford said.
The announcement came the same day Whole Foods said it would add a second store to New Orleans, bringing to five the number of locations it will have in the state once the new locations come online.
The second New Orleans store will be housed in the former Schwegmann's on North Broad Street and Bienville Avenue in the Mid-City neighborhood.
The location will be 25,000 square feet and is expected to open in late 2013, Bradford said.
The store, built as a Schwegmann's Giant Super Market in 1965, last housed a Robert's Fresh Market and has been vacant since Hurricane Katrina.
The other Whole Foods in New Orleans, located in the 5600 block of Magazine Street, opened in 2002; and a location in Metairie on Veterans Boulevard at the corner of Severn Avenue opened in May 2005.
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Seasonal Event List
Summer 2013
Northern Lights-Duluth Knit In Public Event View Details
Knit in public event at noon, Sir Ben's
Northern Lights-Duluth Road Trip View Details
Road trip to Kunert Kreations in Gordon, WI (tentative date)
More information coming soon.
MKG-Meeting June Guild Meeting View Details
MKG Member Jane Niemi will be giving a demonstration about machine knitting.
Northern Lights-Duluth June Northern Lights Meeting View Details
Program to be announced soon!
MKG-Meeting July Board Meeting View Details
Meeting for board members of the Guild to discuss regular business.
MKG-Meeting July Guild Meeting View Details
Annual Summer Picnic!
It's summer (finally!) in Minnesota, so let's celebrate that warm weather with a lovely INDOOR
picnic and lots of knitting. We will have food catered by Byerly's, some drinks, and even some treats. We would also like to see what you are knitting. So please bring a work-in-progress (WIP) to share. You can share with us how your current knit is going, or not going? If you are getting bitten by your knitten then hopefully a little support from your fellow knitters will be just the thing to get that WIP off the needles!
We can't wait to see your knitting, ahhhh....actually you!
Northern Lights-Duluth July Northern Lights Meeting View Details
Let's jut have a big old SHOW and TELL. For example:
- Bring Your Own Boo Boos.
- Long time UFOs that never end.
- Something you knit a gazillion years ago and still use/love.
- Something you are working on now.
- Something that is driving you crazy for one reason or another.
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For more information contact Susan Bathory at email@example.com
Northern Lights-Duluth August Northern Lights Meeting View Details
No meeting this month.
MKG-Meeting August Guild Meeting View Details
Myrna Stahman will be our guest speaker with a presentation on lace knitting. Myrna lives in Boise, Idaho with her husband Bob and enjoys sharing her love of lace knitting by designing shawls and scarves, teaching lace knitting classes and publishing her designs. Her definition of lace knitting is using two sticks and some string to connect a series of holes in a pleasing fashion. Lace knitting does not require 000 needles and very fine thread. Worsted weight cotton and size 7 needles make practical, pretty lace dishcloths. Bulky yarn and size 11 needles produce beautiful lacy afghans.
In addition to a general discussion of lace knitting, Myrna will share some of her adventures while working on her next book: Adventures in Circular Lace Knitting - A Window Into the Designs Published by Christine Duchrow. She will also do some show and tell with items that will be in the book. If time permits, she will also talk just a bit about Dreaming of Shetland, the e-book supporting Deb Robson's research into the Shetland breed of sheep, and will bring samples of two of the designs that will be in that book - a stole and a Faroese-shaped shawl. Join us for this fun and informative presentation.
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Ingenuity Systems Announces Curation of All Human Disease Implicated Genetic Variation
Feb 20, 2013, 08:00 EST
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Feb. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Ingenuity® Systems, a leading provider of biomedical information and analysis solutions, today announced that the company will complete comprehensive curation of all human phenotype-implicated mutations in the peer-reviewed biomedical literature. The comprehensive curation of hereditary, cancer and pharmacogenetic mutations will be integrated into the Ingenuity Knowledge Base and made available in Ingenuity® Variant Analysis™, a web-based analysis application that enables rapid identification of causal variants for human diseases from sequencing data.
"Human genome interpretation requires up-to-date, accurate and comprehensive information on populations' variant frequencies, causal network interactions, curated disease models and evidence from the biomedical literature in order to establish strong links from variants, genes and pathways to diseases and optimal treatment," said Dr. Christopher E. Mason, Assistant Professor, Weill Cornell Medical College. "Ingenuity's commitment to provide ready access to high-quality, comprehensive and structured biomedical content will enable us to achieve the next level of fast, in-depth genome interpretation that is so critical to unlocking the full potential of personalized and precision medicine."
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Post subject: the war on women ('s health)
texas is leading the charge to cut women's health care
of course, they say it's just planned parenthood, what with 90% of their services being abortions*
The cuts, which left many low-income women with inconvenient or costly options, grew out of the effort to eliminate state support for Planned Parenthood. Although the cuts also forced clinics that were not affiliated with the agency to close and none of them, even the ones run by Planned Parenthood, performed abortions supporters of the cutbacks said they were motivated by the fight against abortion.
Now, the same sentiment is likely to lead to a shutdown next week of another significant source of reproductive health care: the Medicaid Womens Health Program, which serves 130,000 women with grants to many clinics, including those run by Planned Parenthood. Gov. Rick Perry and Republican lawmakers have said they would forgo the $35 million in federal money that finances the womens health program in order to keep Planned Parenthood from getting any of it.
but the battle is spreading:
Nationally, the newest target is Title X, the main federal family planning program. All four Republican presidential candidates support eliminating Title X, which was created in 1970 with Republican support from President Nixon and the elder George Bush, then a congressman.
Like other federal financing, Title X does not pay for abortions. Only some of it covers birth control. Title X also provides money for cervical and breast cancer screening, testing for H.I.V. and other sexually transmitted diseases, adolescent abstinence counseling, infertility counseling and other services.
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Some experts also say the financing helps prevent about 400,000 abortions annually.
but let's not let facts, or the harsh realities of some people's lives, get in the way!
Eliminating Title X would not outlaw contraception, said a spokesman for Ron Paul. People would simply have to pay for contraceptives with their own money or money donated by private sources.
of course, the fact that PP and title X are often the only resources available to poor women, i.e., ones least likely to be able to pay for their own....well, hey, didn't rick santorum point out that all those aborted babies are the reason we don't have enough low-wage workers to care for the elderly? we need more poor babies, so there will be people to fill those minimum wage jobs!
and if a few women die of cancer or risky pregnancies or similar things along the way, well, it's not like they can _vote_ or anything......waitaminute.
*per sen. jon "not intended to be a factual statement" kyle.
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Can this be about the related shit-sack, anti-women qualities that people suddenly noticed Rush Limbaugh exhibits too? People like Limbaugh,
, and many others in the right wing of politics can't seem to get past the idea of women having sex even when it's not relevant. The entire point of Sandra Fluke's testimony was that birth control has legitimate and necessary medicinal uses far beyond and
totally unrelated
to sexual activity.
I can understand that this might not be common knowledge. I don't doubt that Limbaugh was totally unaware of it before Fluke's testimony. But nobody claiming to have read the testimony can escape the divorce of birth control pills from sexual activity, and in any case Limbaugh certainly had ample opportunity to be made aware of this after his slander. It's inexcusable that he doesn't acknowledge or address it even in his supposed apology, because it means that he cannot get over the mental hurdle that this isn't just about sex. I wonder what it says about Limbaugh and others that this is the first and last thing they think about when it comes to women's health.
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i, personally, have always been highly interested in the fact that when things like gay marriage come up, so many of these religious, family-values types immediately leap to the conclusion that this will mean legitimizing all manner of sexual deviancy (like santorum's man-on-dog thing). now you would think this group, of all people, would appreciate that marriage is about so much more than just sex - but no, all they can think about is sex sex sex. which leads one to suspect that they either aren't getting any sex, or at least not any good sex, and they are mostly pissed that someone somewhere is having sexy sexy fun.
limbaugh could not possibly have listened to one second of fluke's testimony; he heard "college co-ed" and "birth control", and immediately assumed it was all about having lots of wild sex.
and the really interesting thing is that, in all the uproar over limbaugh, no one has mentioned that she made two very important, and relevant, points:
1) georgetown, a jesuit university, provides birth control coverage in the health insurance it supplies faculty and staff - which pretty much blows any notion of "denying it for moral reasons" out of the water.
2) the pill _is_ prescribed for other purposes - but since it is thought of primarily as birth control, women who are using it for other reasons often have a very difficult time getting the insurance cos. to pay for it - even when they are supposed to. that's what happened to her friend with polycystic ovary syndrome.
so yeah, totally _not_ about sex - just fairness and proper medical care. clearly not anything ol' rush is interested in. or sadly, much of the republican party.
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I think that's coming from a couple of different factors. First there's the "fiscal conservative" argument (not actually all that economically-based) which opposes government spending on healthcare in the first place. Even if spending a little money for preventative medicine can lead to lower
costs for the system. I think these views tend to be based on both the number of things that receive funding (so more smaller programs are worse than one large, more expensive program because they don't do the math) as well as the nature of things that get funded ("they want me to pay their medical bills!? OUTRAGEOUS!")
Secondly there's the "social conservative" element that tends not to understand women's health and doesn't want to because a deep look at the issue might unsettle a few of their cherished prejudices and have policy implications they're not comfortable supporting. Another social "conservative" element might see this as an extension of "feminism," by which they mean "women want special rights" and not the real thing.
That's my guestimation anyway.
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I think the part that scares me the most is how so many guys practically panic at the very thought of learning about women's health as it differs from men's. Like the very mention of menstruation causes them to curl into the fetal position and whimper or something, I don't even know.
I know there are guys out there who just don't care (and some that are actually totally informed), but the vast majority of them seem to act like its some huge imposition on them if the subject ever comes up. Most of the guys I've dated in the past have been weird as hell about it. It's shoved aside as something 'icky' and irrelevant to their lives, so ultimately irrelevant to everything.
Now take all that willful ignorance and shove in a few politicians with lots of national news coverage that are flat out lying about things and it's no wonder people actually believe them. Any time the subject comes up in a way that might actually teach them something they cram their fingers in their ears and start humming.
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Post subject: liability would probably be an issue.
You know, everyone would benefit from cheap, affordable abortion kits made for household use, but that's just too "radical" of an idea.
Or a portable diy kit from your friendly neighborhood hardware store.
These republicans just don't like the idea of the government regulating their abortions. Let's let the free market solve this problem.
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mouse wrote:
1) georgetown, a jesuit university
Well, not
The cat's indifferent or he's just furious, it seems that he's never neither
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it's an election year and the GOP's economic message pretty much consists of "let's do all the stuff that led to the 2008 meltdown, except do it
" and "the guy whose bullshit financial shell games cost you your job deserves a tax break!" so to some extent stabbing furiously at the culture war issues is kind of their only option
which means the Republicans
can't complain that they got led into a trap by those wily wascally Democwats, because a) Democwats aren't wily or wascally and now b) they kind of willingly walked into it
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Wheels, you have to take into consideration that conservatives also often have what George Lakoff calls the "strict father" mentality. It's a world view, as much as many liberals have a much softer, more cuddly world view. And like all world views, it tints their perception of the crux of an argument. If your world view centers around the idea that people who work hard should be rewarded, and that suffering from your own mistakes is both the best incentive for becoming successful and an education in proper behavior (that is, discouraging the behavior of the unsuccessful and encouraging that of the successful), then you can view the attack of women in a different, if no less foreign, light.
Government assistance* encourages people to be lazy, where as being hungry motivates you to look for work. It's a focus on small scale concepts that tries hard not to look at big picture issues. There is no discussion of institutional prejudice or social pressures that discourage minorities from pursuing traditional achievements. There is only "tough love" - put them in jail when they break the law, make the penalties stiff, and they'll learn to behave and do the right thing to avoid jail.
Similarly, women who are given too much free health care will be irresponsible with their bodies. Hence, the belief that health care for low-income women creates more abortions (despite evidence to the contrary). It's the overriding belief that the right way to handle any situation is to punish specific behavior, such as laziness with hunger, and slutiness with health care costs. It doesn't allow for nuanced positions, because when you start accepting that there are flaws in the system then you can't punish lazy people anymore, and it's awfully hard to apply the strict father mentality to the institution.
* There is no government money in the rule requiring insurance companies to cover contraception. Unless Rush becomes an employee of Georgetown then none of his money will ever go toward covering Sandra Fluke's contraceptives, and even then it wouldn't be his taxes but his insurance premiums. So he started with a premise that was fictitious to begin with.
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Vox Raucus wrote:
mouse wrote:
1) georgetown, a jesuit university
Well, not
i got that from fluke's statement. i was a bit surprised to hear that, myself, but not (to be honest) interested enough to do something like look it up.
hm - their
Established in 1789, Georgetown is the nations oldest Catholic and Jesuit university. Drawing upon this legacy, we provide students with a world-class learning experience focused on educating the whole person through exposure to different faiths, cultures and beliefs. With our Jesuit values and location in Washington, D.C., Georgetown offers students a distinct opportunity to learn, experience and understand more about the world.
so that does kinda sound like one could call it a jesuit university.
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Not a new story, but new to me.
Women across America who are seeking abortions are accidentally booking appointments at
crisis pregnancy centers pro-life, government-funded religious centers that don't provide abortions, but instead try to talk women out of terminating their pregnancies
. VICE News investigated the misleading practices used by crisis pregnancy centers to draw in women with unplanned pregnancies, and the misinformation that is spread to discourage them from pursuing abortions.
Slate's summary
Aslam spoke to a woman named Donna from Texas who was hoodwinked by such a trick when she called the White Rose Women's Center in Dallas, mistaking it for an abortion clinic. It was an easy mistake to make, since White Rose's website says things like, "If you are considering an abortion, you deserve to make a decision based on accurate and factual information," and promises "an open, non-judgmental setting."
Donna claims that when she called to ask how much an abortion would cost, she was told that the center didn't discuss pricing over the phone and that she needed to make an appointment.
(Vice confirmed this by calling and asking the same question.) "It didn't occur to me there was a catch," Donna says. Once there, she was given a sonogram.
It was then, with Donna on the table, that the technician launched into a lecture about God and the evils of abortion.
"I was on a table, like vulnerable, with a sonogram machine on my stomach, like I couldn't get up. And I remember thinking to myself that there is no possible way this could be a medical facility." When she tried to leave, Donna claims, the worker pushed the machine into her stomach and tried to hold her there, forcing Donna to grab her hand and move it out of the way so she could leave.
The Vice crew gives Donna her chance at a sort of vengeance, strapping a hidden camera on her and sending her back into the clinic, where
she documents workers lying about the mental health and breast cancer risks of abortion, telling her she's two weeks further along than she is, and foisting tiny baby dolls on her.
In a satisfying moment, Donna confronts the staff about how they misled her when she first booked an appointment. "I apologize if you were duped," the worker says. "But we have to fight for each other.
Donna's experience is far from unique, as the Vice crew shows by tagging along with Katie Stack,
an activist who has gone undercover at many crisis pregnancy centers to document these deceptions]an activist who has gone undercover at many crisis pregnancy centers to document these deceptions
Every center that Stack has filmed, more than 40 now, has lied to her in one fashion or another, beyond just the initial deception of presenting themselves as medical clinics when they don't actually offer much, if any, real medical care.
There's much more to the videoyou should watch the whole thingbut the most striking takeaway is
how easy it is for these centers to lie to women, at every step of the way
, from the websites to the counseling appointments. It makes it hard not to wonder if the claim that they care about women is also a lie.
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They often call themselves "crisis pregnancy centers"
Also, Jerry Falwell, one of the people behind the Moral Majority, got his political start protesting busing.
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"Moral Majority," "Sensible," and "Common Sense" are terms that usually concern me starting with the implied "better than thou" attitude.
The fact that more money -- probably NSF grants at that -- is spent on hair loss and male impotence research than on women's problems is also disturbing.
"crisis pregnancy centers" and "Moral Majority" reminds me of the book "A Handmaid's Tale."
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NSF money is so limited these days, i doubt much is spent on hair loss. that's the sort of thing that the pharmas have no trouble spending a lot of money researching - they know there is a huge market, so they are certain to make a profit.
now, something like antibiotics....that, they have less interest in.
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